Virginia Thrasher from the US won the women's 10m air rifle with 208.0 points at the Rio Olympic Shooting Center on Saturday, claiming the very first gold medal at the 2016 Games here....
The ongoing Rio Olympics has been hit by several violent incidents, including an atempted mugging which left two people dead here on Saturday....
India's campaign in the Olympic shooting competition got off on a disappointing note with medal hope Jitu Rai finishing eighth in the men's 10 metre Air Pistol event here on Saturday....
With a glittering ceremony incorporating Brazil's popular music forms of samba, bossa nova and hip-hop, its diverse but vibrant history, a commitment to the ...
Indian women shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul crashed out of the Rio Olympics 2016 after losing in the quarter-finals in their 10 metre air rifle event here...
Russia's two-time Olympic pole-vaulting champion Elena Isinbayeva has claimed that she will not give up training as long as there is any chance that she can take part ...
Argentine President Mauricio Macri has described the criticism against Brazil for the organizational deficiencies surrounding the Olympic Games as "unfair" and said ...
Former tennis world number one Rafael Nadal could not hide his delight after holding Spain's flag at the 2016 Olympics opening ceremony....
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will abide by the recently passed ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against punishing already-sanctioned...
They just don't wear their hearts on their sleeves but also get them inked. Blessed with some of the hottest bodies in the world, Olympians are flaunting their tattoos -- a permanent expression of their sporting passion. From mythical characters to word-search puzzles, intricate tattoos have found abode in the chiselled bodies of the athletes but the iconic Olympic ring...
